April 3, 2020 Israel, News, Travel
Jerusalem has endured numerous struggles in its long history, and coronavirus is now the latest. The City of David is bracing for the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Deputy Mayor Fleur ...
Read More » December 3, 2019 Israel, Local, News, Travel
Many people dream of visiting the Holy Land. Did you know it’s easier than you think? In recent years tourism to Israel has grown exponentially with over four million now visiting this tiny ...
Read More » October 2, 2019 Event, Israel, Local, News
Metro Voice publishers Dwight and Anita Widaman will be the guests of Calvary Baptist Church – Independence on Saturday, Oct. 12 for a special presentation titled, “Israel–See Beyond.” The free event will ...
Read More » October 2, 2019 Entertainment, Israel
Who can pass up a chance to visit the places mentioned in the Bible? When the opportunity arose for singer and actress Demi Lovato to visit Israel she said yes to what ...
Read More » September 6, 2019 Israel, News, Travel
From the ends of the earth, Christians of all backgrounds – a literal mosaic of faith – are congregating in one place…Israel. The Holy Land is celebrating record-breaking tourism numbers this summer ...
Read More » May 24, 2019 Israel, News
Jordanian officials and state-run newspapers there are calling for a violent third “intifada” against Israel. Jordan is considered an ally of both Israel and the United States. In fact, the Hashemite Kingdom, ...
Read More » April 22, 2019 Israel, News
A rare coin was discovered by students in Israel, and it is the first of its kind discovered in the country, according to experts. Ninth grade students from Haemeq Hamaaravi High School ...
Read More » March 25, 2019 Faith, News
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told CBN News in a sit-down interview that it is very possible that President Trump is a modern-day Esther poised to defend Israel and save the Jewish people. CBN‘s ...
Read More » January 8, 2019 Lifestyles, Travel
As Metro Voice gets ready to host a September tour of Israel, the Jewish State has announced that more than 4 million tourists visited the Holy Land in 2018, a 14 percent ...
Read More » May 20, 2018 World
In the past six years the number of Christians in the Gaza Strip has plummeted from 4,500 to just 1,000. Governed by Hamas, the internationally recognized terrorist organization, Christians have long been the ...
Read More » March 20, 2018 Faith, Travel
The sun set behind the glowing amber hills of Wadi Rum in Jordan. It’s a vast and ancient desert that stretches across the Arabian Peninsula. We rounded a mountain-sized outcropping of stone ...
Read More » March 22, 2017 Columns, Israel, National, News
Renovation of church allows visitors better look at evidence of Jesus death, burial and resurrection. By Dwight Widaman | Editor If you’ve been to Israel you’ve most likely toured the Church of ...
Read More » February 9, 2016 World
About two-dozen people file into Dodd 175 at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus on a Thursday night, scouting out seats and picking at the kosher pizza in the back ...
Read More » October 17, 2015 Faith, Family, Israel, News, Travel
Our Family trip to Israel. Jerusalem–the Holy City. It was a cool night, as late May evenings often are in Jerusalem. Pleasantly warm days with cotton-candy clouds always seemed to lead to clear, ...
Read More » August 28, 2015 Columns, Faith, Family, Israel, Local, News, Travel
Why a journey to Israel is right for your family! There was an air of excitement in the crowd as we scurried in to find a place to stand. Anita and I, along ...
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